Monthly Archives: February 2011

PORTLAND —First, the Blazers welcomed a former All-Star. Then, a former All-Star welcomed himself back. One day after being traded to Portland from the Bobcats, Gerald Wallace watched from the Blazers bench as he waits to be cleared to play. And how did Portland treat its new guest? It entertained him. It showed him this […]

PORTLAND — The sign from the Rose Garden stands said it best: “Crash Landing.” Gerald Wallace still hasn’t played a game since Charlotte traded him to the Trail Blazers Thursday, but Friday, the 28-year-old known as “Crash” did step into the Rose Garden for the first time as a member of the organization. The face […]

Brandon Roy met with the media after Friday’s shootaround and addressed the departure of his former teammates, the acquisition of Gerald Wallace, and how he’s holding up since his return Wednesday. On losing Joel Przybilla and Dante Cunningham: “I’ve been pretty close to Joel since I came into this league. He’s been a big part […]

Multiple media outlets are reporting that the Blazers have acquired Gerald Wallace from the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham and two first-round draft picks. Wallace, a 10-year veteran, is averaging 15.6 points per game this season, and last year, was an All Star and member of the All Defensive first team. […]

Trade questions, injury questions, playoff questions — all were swirling at the Blazers’ practice facility Tuesday. The thematic answer? We’ll tell you later. Inquiry No. 1 pertained to whether Brandon Roy or Marcus Camby would start Wednesday against the Lakers. Roy has missed Portland’s past 30 games with knee injuries but has been practicing for […]

PORTLAND — That nod. LaMarcus Aldridge’s chin, bobbing up and down, screaming confidence, exuding assurance, all but guaranteeing victory. Who knows what the signature play was for the Blazers Wednesday. Perhaps the fake timeout Andre Miller turned into a layup, or the tip jam Aldridge opened with in the fourth quarter? But in Portland’s 103-96 […]

Tualatin, Ore. — Coaches are always looking for that extra something in practice, but Wednesday, Blazers coach Nate McMillan got that extra somebody. Actually, make that extra somebodies. Brandon Roy and Marcus Camby each participated in practice for the first time since undergoing knee surgery last month. True, the pair logged only 30 minutes of […]

As most serious Blazers and Bulls fans know by now, there has been some vehement reaction to a quote Nicolas Batum delivered last night regarding Derrick Rose’s defense. First off, here’s the full quote. “We know that Derrick Rose is a good offensive player,” Batum said. “But you have to play defense, too. He can’t […]

The All Star reserves were announced today and LaMarcus Aldridge once again found himself left off. The Blazers power forward, who’s averaged about 25 points and 10 rebounds per game in 2011 has been the subject of plentiful “should he or shouldn’t he?” debate lately, but will be heading home to Dallas, not Los Angeles […]

PORTLAND — Two power forwards stepped onto the court before tip-off. One was a two-time regular-season MVP, three-time Finals MVP and four-time NBA champion. The other was the one worth paying to see. Two teams stepped onto the court before tip-off. One owned the best record in the NBA and was on pace to become […]